若き考古学者ダニエルは、70年前の謎の遺跡で発掘された巨大な「環」へと案内される。軍の依頼により、長年解読不可能だった石板に刻まれた古代文字を説き明かした途端、凄まじい轟音と光の渦の中で何千年もの間封印されていた「環」の力が解き放たれた。

When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?